How’s It Going So Far? The Art of Midterm Pulse Checks

Don’t wait until final grades to find out what’s working — or not. In this session, you’ll learn quick, low-effort ways to take the pulse of your students at midterm. We’ll explore simple check-in tools and help you design questions that get meaningful, actionable feedback. Walk away with a ready-to-use pulse check you can implement in your next class.

Learning Objective:

• Identify at least three different methods for conducting a midterm pulse check in a course.
• Describe the key characteristics of effective pulse check questions that produce actionable feedback.
• List at least two tools that can be used to collect and review pulse check responses.